Miss Marbury comes on deck and looks haughtily at Mrs. Cray, an attractive young widow, half suspecting that she has her steamer chair. When she finds that she is mistaken, she ties a large red ribbon upon her own chair, which is situated between Mrs. Gray on her left and Mr. Martin, on her right. Miss Marbury is quite annoyed when little Dolores and Helen, Mrs. Gray's two playful children, come to settle a dispute over the ownership of a tennis ball. Tom Blake stops to greet Mrs. Gray and plays with the children, making them forget their animosity. A very good-looking young woman walks by and attracts Blake's attention. With Blake, the widow and her children start for a walk. The little girls stray away and go back to the chair. Finding Miss Marbury asleep, they playfully pelt her with the tennis ball. Rising in a storm of wrath the indignant young woman throws the ball into the ocean. Dolores and Helen, crying, run to their mother. Tom again comforts them and takes them both for a walk. Passing by Miss Chaloner, sitting reading in her steamer chair, he conceives an idea whereby he may meet her. He writes upon a page torn from a magazine that he would like to know her and he entrusts the communication to Dolores. But the little girl is persuaded by mischievous Helen to place the note in the pocket of Miss Marbury's coat, that lady having left her seat for a moment. When Miss Marbury finds the note she becomes very kittenish and looks with longing eyes towards Mr. Martin, who is asleep on her right. He awakens, and is startled by the lady's demeanor. Blake is puzzled when he meets Miss Chaloner on the deck and she passes without noticing him. He discovers what the children have done and makes them get the note, much to Miss Marbury's disgust. Miss Chaloner finally gets the note and meets Tom.